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ktvu tara moriarty gathering more details on the story. she will join us in a little bit. >>> time is 6:02. new this morning police in south san francisco out there searching for a serial arsonist. three fires were deliberately set saturday night and sunday morning. the fires were all quickly put out. they caused very little damage. if you have information on this, get in contact with san francisco police. >>> the coast guard meantime has called off the search for a man who disappeared while playing in the surf near half- moon bay. coast guard helicopters spent several hours yesterday looking for carlos lopez. he is 22 years old. he had been playing soccer with friends when he vanished into the rough ocean waters. >> pretty strong current. it was a dead low tide so all the rips which were every 200 to 300 yards were sucking pretty hard. >> ktvu news checked in with the coast guard early this morning. right now there are no plans to resume the search unless there is a major new development. >>> this week the u.s. supreme court will hear arg
ktvu tara moriarty gathering more details on the story. she will join us in a little bit. >>> time is 6:02. new this morning police in south san francisco out there searching for a serial arsonist. three fires were deliberately set saturday night and sunday morning. the fires were all quickly put out. they caused very little damage. if you have information on this, get in contact with san francisco police. >>> the coast guard meantime has called off the search for a man who...
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tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> also new this morning, vandalism and a high-speed chase through the south bay, we have exclusive video near the exit in san jose. around 10:00 last night santa clara sheriff's deputies sprayed avail way -- a railway and when sheriff's deputies approached them they took off in a honda. a check of the license plate revilled they were stolen. the pursuit went on i 85 and 101 and speeds reached 185 miles per hour. >> there were officers involved in the pursuit but it ended safely for everybody. >> the suspects pulled over and they found drug paraphernalia and spray paints. >>> this is the third officers involved shooting this month. tara moriarty is on the road in the city's willow glenn neighborhood and investigators say a police officer shot and wounded a suspected car thief after she tried to run him over in a car. >> the officer felt in danger, he felt in fear for his life and again he did what he had to do and discharged his firearm. >> now police say the woman driver was shot at least once and is expected to survive, one police officer s
tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> also new this morning, vandalism and a high-speed chase through the south bay, we have exclusive video near the exit in san jose. around 10:00 last night santa clara sheriff's deputies sprayed avail way -- a railway and when sheriff's deputies approached them they took off in a honda. a check of the license plate revilled they were stolen. the pursuit went on i 85 and 101 and speeds reached 185 miles per hour. >> there were officers...
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ktvu channel 2 morning news' tara moriarty is in the area of mission, what is out there, tara? >> reporter: we understand one man is fighting for his live at the hospital and another man is in custody. the closest intersection was blocked off initially and you can see an officers called quarry and they have informed us some sort of a fight broke out just after 2:00 a.m. and it was a big group and when people scattered there was a man down on the ground and he suffered stab wounds to his abdomen. police were able to obtain a suspect and he is not believing this is gang related and they are also saying perhaps the suspect and victim knew each other. live from san francisco, tara moriarty. >>> they suspect a major hit- and-run in santa clara. it happened on highway 101 just north of the great america parkway. witnesses said it real ended barreling into a tree. highway patrol said the suspect then took off. >> fortunately this collision was witnessed by a santa clara police officer and they made a stop on the suspect... >> now the suspect's identity has not been released, he faces
ktvu channel 2 morning news' tara moriarty is in the area of mission, what is out there, tara? >> reporter: we understand one man is fighting for his live at the hospital and another man is in custody. the closest intersection was blocked off initially and you can see an officers called quarry and they have informed us some sort of a fight broke out just after 2:00 a.m. and it was a big group and when people scattered there was a man down on the ground and he suffered stab wounds to his...
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ktvu tara moriarty gathering more details on the story. she will join us in a little bit. >>> time is 6:02. new this morning police in south san francisco out there searching for a serial arsonist. three fires were deliberately set saturday night and sunday morning. the fires were all quickly put out. they caused very little damage. if you have information on this, get in contact with san francisco police. >>> the coast guard meantime has called off the search for a man who...
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ktvu tara moriarty just a run down the scene. joins us on the phone with more on how this may have started with a kidnapping. tara. >> reporter: we are off river road in guerneville where there is a heavy law enforcement presence here. we're being kept several hundred yards back from the crime scene. a deputy told me there is so much evidence to process here. there is a very wide area quarantined off. last night around 11:00 there was a kidnapping. we have heard reports that a woman texted someone. she was being held hostage in a car. she was able to provide the vehicle description. they spotted the car. a high speed chase began for a half hour. it led sonoma county sheriffs deputies through sebastopol and ended in guerneville. he ran through a gate and damaged several properties and ended up in a ditch. the rumor is he was shot and killed but authorities will not confirm. meanwhile we understand the female victim in this case is physically doing very well. live from guerneville i'm tara moriarty. >>> time now 5:02. we have devel
ktvu tara moriarty just a run down the scene. joins us on the phone with more on how this may have started with a kidnapping. tara. >> reporter: we are off river road in guerneville where there is a heavy law enforcement presence here. we're being kept several hundred yards back from the crime scene. a deputy told me there is so much evidence to process here. there is a very wide area quarantined off. last night around 11:00 there was a kidnapping. we have heard reports that a woman...
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tara moriarty has more on the story, tara? >> reporter: well, it's something you don't necessarily expect at a hospital getting forced out of the emergency room because another person has snapped and is walking around with a knife and that's what authorities say happened just before 11:00 last night. the patient became angry and barricaded himself in a room and set a small fire inside that room. hospital staff evacuated patients to another floor as a precaution. a police negotiator spoke with the man and got him to surrender with in two hours. >> at the time officers responded they had already evacuated the rooms and created a perimeter where the patient was and police set up a tight perimeter where the patient was situated... >> reporter: now the fire was contained to one room and caused minimal damage. nobody was hurt in the standoff. privacy rules keep us from telling you who he was and what set him off but that suspect will now undergo a mental evaluation. i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, incredib
tara moriarty has more on the story, tara? >> reporter: well, it's something you don't necessarily expect at a hospital getting forced out of the emergency room because another person has snapped and is walking around with a knife and that's what authorities say happened just before 11:00 last night. the patient became angry and barricaded himself in a room and set a small fire inside that room. hospital staff evacuated patients to another floor as a precaution. a police negotiator spoke...
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tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> there was another incident. this one in san francisco. investigators say an angry patient set somebody on fire and torched a trash can. it caused just minor damage. >>> the man is accused of driving drunk and killing a high school student. 17-year-old man hit her son day night. but the city also plans to add flashing lights and the work will not start until summer. >> new taxes will be used to fix them. the city council explored several new ideas they plan to extend and a $295 million road measure for repairs. they should make a decision this fall and it seems yahoo is starting a trend. another company is changing its policy about working from tomorrow. >>> he could not hide his ex- site. . the 1.2 billion stadium and it will open next year. they are looking being to host the new bridge. >>> 25 lights were switch -- 2 5,000 lights were switched on and many were parked along the embarcadero and many wanted a front row seat. he thinks the display will be popular. >> we anticipate people from all over the worlds to
tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> there was another incident. this one in san francisco. investigators say an angry patient set somebody on fire and torched a trash can. it caused just minor damage. >>> the man is accused of driving drunk and killing a high school student. 17-year-old man hit her son day night. but the city also plans to add flashing lights and the work will not start until summer. >> new taxes will be used to fix them. the city council...
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ktvu tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you are back to give us a close look at the damage. >> reporter: you can see the damage behind me here at this apartment on third. it's over near the palm tree. you can see part of that building is completely missing. but it's around the corner on mckinan where the fire started. >> reporter: it took firefighters about 2.5 hours to contain this fire. part of the challenge was a gas line that needed to be turned off. it took pg&e an hour and 15 minutes to get that valve off. about two dozen people were able to escape their homes. they evacuated the two buildings with flats. flames breaking out just before 1:00 this morning. everyone got out safely but it was a close call. residents say they heard alarms going off and people pounding on >> some people were stuck up in that building. because you can hear hollering. >> there could have been injuries but there wasn't. there could have been more buildings burnt but they contained it pretty well. >> two firefighters received minor injuries. o
ktvu tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you are back to give us a close look at the damage. >> reporter: you can see the damage behind me here at this apartment on third. it's over near the palm tree. you can see part of that building is completely missing. but it's around the corner on mckinan where the fire started. >> reporter: it took firefighters about 2.5 hours to contain this fire. part of the challenge was a gas line that needed to be turned off. it took pg&e...
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ktvu tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you are back to give us a close look at the damage. >> reporter: you can see the damage behind me here at this apartment on third. it's over near the palm tree. you can see part of that building is completely missing. but it's around the corner on mckinan where the fire started. >> reporter: it took firefighters about 2.5 hours to contain this fire. part of the challenge was a gas line that needed to be turned off. it took pg&e an hour and 15 minutes to get that valve off. about two dozen people were able to escape their homes. they evacuated the two buildings with flats. flames breaking out just before 1:00 this morning. everyone got out safely but it was a close call. residents say they heard alarms going off and people pounding on their door. >> some people were stuck up in that building. because you can hear hollering. >> there could have been injuries but there wasn't. there could have been more buildings burnt but they contained it pretty well. >> two firefighters received minor
ktvu tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you are back to give us a close look at the damage. >> reporter: you can see the damage behind me here at this apartment on third. it's over near the palm tree. you can see part of that building is completely missing. but it's around the corner on mckinan where the fire started. >> reporter: it took firefighters about 2.5 hours to contain this fire. part of the challenge was a gas line that needed to be turned off. it took pg&e...
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tara moriarty is live at haw street with a look at the damage this morning. tara. >> reporter: certainly an early wakeup call for the people who live in this house that you see behind me. this car plowed into the side of the house and there is a hole a gaping hole through the rocks and actually goes through the garage. and right now there is a tow truck on scene. but the person who was driving the car actually ran off. so they're trying to find them right now. the car is snot stole -- the car is not stolen. right now we are joined live by a harmon love. she lives in this house right here. what happened this morning? it was around 4:00 you got quite a jolt. >> yeah i was on my way to sleep and i heard this boom and the house shook. i thought oh god it's an earthquake. i never felt one before. we looked out the window and saw this scar on the side of the house. first it was on top of my car also. just a big surprise. >> reporter: i can imagine. everybody is okay right? >> yeah everybody is fine. >> reporter: what does it look like inside the garage there? can y
tara moriarty is live at haw street with a look at the damage this morning. tara. >> reporter: certainly an early wakeup call for the people who live in this house that you see behind me. this car plowed into the side of the house and there is a hole a gaping hole through the rocks and actually goes through the garage. and right now there is a tow truck on scene. but the person who was driving the car actually ran off. so they're trying to find them right now. the car is snot stole -- the...
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we are live in richmond i'm tara moriarty. >>> time is 5:02. police in concord investigating reports of a dog being shot with a bb give up and they want to know if it's linked to other recent disturbing incidents. the dog was wounded at about 7:00 last night. a teenager was seen shooting geese the same evening. now this comes after a bus window was shot out on wednesday night near bailey and clayton roads by an unknown object. police are investigating whether all of these incidents are related. >>> we have new details about the former soldier accused of killing two police officers l.a. month. an army spokesman says there was not enough evidence to charge jeremy goulet with rape evidence. dna taken from rape tests did not tie goulet to the crimes. the congress is demanding to know why they allowed goulet to leave the army instead of facing rape charges. >>> it's part of an immigration deal that a bipartisan group of senators is working on. the bill would make it harder for relatives of american citizens to come here. make it easier for high skil
we are live in richmond i'm tara moriarty. >>> time is 5:02. police in concord investigating reports of a dog being shot with a bb give up and they want to know if it's linked to other recent disturbing incidents. the dog was wounded at about 7:00 last night. a teenager was seen shooting geese the same evening. now this comes after a bus window was shot out on wednesday night near bailey and clayton roads by an unknown object. police are investigating whether all of these incidents are...
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live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> the cost of a paper bag in santa cruz has just gone up. that's in santa cruz county. starting today, the price of a single paper bag goes from 10 cents to 25 cents and then next month, on april 22nd, which is earth day, the massic bag ban is being expand -- plastic bag ban is being expanded to restaurants. the goal to keep the bags off the beaches and to keep from polluting monterey bay. >>> i see this business as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our nations. >> what kind of welcome president obama is getting on his first visit to israel. steve paulson is up in a few minutes to see if any more rain will be squeezed out of this system. >>> a pricey problem onburg, the big -- on b.a.r.t. the big effort to keep pigeons away. >>> highway 237 to interstate 880 express lanes generated $900,000 in tolls in the first year or 300,000 more than projected. revenue from the 680 lane was almost $200,000 higher than expected. all of this extra cash could help pay for more express lanes to be built.
live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> the cost of a paper bag in santa cruz has just gone up. that's in santa cruz county. starting today, the price of a single paper bag goes from 10 cents to 25 cents and then next month, on april 22nd, which is earth day, the massic bag ban is being expand -- plastic bag ban is being expanded to restaurants. the goal to keep the bags off the beaches and to keep from polluting monterey bay. >>> i...
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authorities are now surrounding the boat and tara moriarty has more on this information live at the beach in pacifica where there was a development in the story less than ten minutes ago, good morning, tara moriarty. >> reporter: you can see behind me they are over there with the jetski and they are bringing the woman on board this sailboat, this is the last of the three and she is being let up right now and she will be handcuffed as the other two people were just moments ago and you can see the boat is still stuck here in the sand. as we mentioned moments ago we watched police handcuff the two men who got off the boat first and this was something first responders never expected. the man from the 82 sailing yacht yelled he is not bulging. >> they are communicating with the people on the vessel, there are two males and one female at this point. >> reporter: by boat, jetski and helicopter the coast guard was trying to help. >> there was some time we were trying to communicate with them but they were able to radio them on board and they do not want the coast guard's help at this point. >> re
authorities are now surrounding the boat and tara moriarty has more on this information live at the beach in pacifica where there was a development in the story less than ten minutes ago, good morning, tara moriarty. >> reporter: you can see behind me they are over there with the jetski and they are bringing the woman on board this sailboat, this is the last of the three and she is being let up right now and she will be handcuffed as the other two people were just moments ago and you can...
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tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> also new this morning, vandalism and a high-speed chase through the south bay, we have exclusive video near the exit in san jose. around 10:00 last night santa clara sheriff's deputies sprayed avail way -- a railway and when sheriff's deputies approached them they took off in a honda. a check of the license plate revilled they were stolen. the pursuit went on i 85 and 101 and speeds reached 185 miles per hour. >> there were officers involved in the pursuit but it ended safely for everybody. >> the suspects pulled over and they found dr
tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> also new this morning, vandalism and a high-speed chase through the south bay, we have exclusive video near the exit in san jose. around 10:00 last night santa clara sheriff's deputies sprayed avail way -- a railway and when sheriff's deputies approached them they took off in a honda. a check of the license plate revilled they were stolen. the pursuit went on i 85 and 101 and speeds reached 185 miles per hour. >> there were officers...
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. >>> tara moriarty joins us with a proposal that could be a real game changer, tara moriarty? >> reporter: they said they would give up a lot of money to offset those hosting. you can see the stadium should be ready in 2014 and the other big contend -- contender is miami and the nfl is asking for its employees to be exempt from all local taxes and that would free members of the football team from paying a 9.5% hotel tax here in the bay area. one diehard fan said he does not think what the nfl is asking for is fair but he relishes having the super bowl here on home turf. >> reporter: now super bowl tickets will be here and one would have raised $29 million for senior programs. the city will also loose out and city leaders here say all could be made up and we did speak to them and they are expecting to find out why they asked for all of these requests. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> new details, a preschool in livermore was shut down following a series of allegations and it will not reopen any time soon. social services shut down the school on friday when they fo
. >>> tara moriarty joins us with a proposal that could be a real game changer, tara moriarty? >> reporter: they said they would give up a lot of money to offset those hosting. you can see the stadium should be ready in 2014 and the other big contend -- contender is miami and the nfl is asking for its employees to be exempt from all local taxes and that would free members of the football team from paying a 9.5% hotel tax here in the bay area. one diehard fan said he does not...
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tara moriarty just spoke with the coast guard about what they are planning to do, tara? >> reporter: well the coast guard just a arrived and if you take a look, you can see the boat behind me and that's the sailboat, it is a 32-yard vessel and there is the person at the helm who is trying to steer it because the waves keep knocking it from side to side. we are not sure what the coast guard will do because it is shallow in the area of that vessel right now. if we pan to the right, you can see all of the different personnel that are here, we have passive can as well as the person in the yellow vest so that is also an area. this guy is working feverishly to keep the boat from toppling over and there is more than one person on board that boat and there are some but we are not sure exactly how many. it looks like three from what we can tell and we will stay here on top of the scene and bring you the live reports to let you know if they are able to salvage this boat or if they had some other plan in store. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> don't forget what is happ
tara moriarty just spoke with the coast guard about what they are planning to do, tara? >> reporter: well the coast guard just a arrived and if you take a look, you can see the boat behind me and that's the sailboat, it is a 32-yard vessel and there is the person at the helm who is trying to steer it because the waves keep knocking it from side to side. we are not sure what the coast guard will do because it is shallow in the area of that vessel right now. if we pan to the right, you can...
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live in san mateo, i'm tara moriarty tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there were two other overnight fires at a bay area hospital. this time in san francisco. about 3:30 this morning, fire crews rushed to sf general. investigators say an angry patient set a mattress on fire. then went to another room and set a trash can on fire. the fires did cause a tense situation but only main -- but only minor damage. >>> while most of the bay area is cleared up, there's still a few light showers outside. it was different overnight. some bay area roads looked like lakes. a photographer took these pictures of northeast santa rosa along calistoga road. nearly an inch of rain fell on santa rosa. this caused toppled trees and power outages. just before hid night a tree fell on two cars -- midnight a tree fell on two cars on an apartment complex. brian flores is live at sfo this morning with a look at what you can expect if you are heading to the airport today. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, tori. if you are headed to the east coast, it might be a good idea to check on the status of y
live in san mateo, i'm tara moriarty tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there were two other overnight fires at a bay area hospital. this time in san francisco. about 3:30 this morning, fire crews rushed to sf general. investigators say an angry patient set a mattress on fire. then went to another room and set a trash can on fire. the fires did cause a tense situation but only main -- but only minor damage. >>> while most of the bay area is cleared up, there's still a few...
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live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a baby boy wounded by a stray bullet is in good condition this morning at children's hospital in oakland. one-year-old elijah was in the arms of his grandparents yesterday afternoon at the family apartment in richmond. the gunman fired more than a dozen shots at a bicyclist on the street. bullets shattered car windows and pierced the walls of some homes. and a bullet fragment hit the child in the neck. he did under go surgery and could go home in a day or two. >> my son department do nothing to nobody. i go to work and come home. it's not my fault i live in a certain area. >> reportedly the family was invited to stay at a local hotel last night. the bicyclist was grazed in the leg and is expected to recover. >>> also this morning police are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in a richmond collision that injured seven people. police say the driver of a chevy camaro collided with a pickup truck at around 7:20 last night on staggey avenue. two people were injured along with the man in the truck. four people are inju
live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a baby boy wounded by a stray bullet is in good condition this morning at children's hospital in oakland. one-year-old elijah was in the arms of his grandparents yesterday afternoon at the family apartment in richmond. the gunman fired more than a dozen shots at a bicyclist on the street. bullets shattered car windows and pierced the walls of some homes. and a bullet fragment hit the child in the neck. he did under go...
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tara moriarty has been there since 4:30. tara, you know more about how the female victim gave the police very detailed information. what to you know? >> well, that is right. she did that via text message. that is probably what saved her. we left the crime scene about a half hour ago. crime scene technicians haven't started processing the evidence. their mobile crime unit had just pulled up. we're here at sonoma county sheriffs office. now let's take a look at video from last night. all of this started around 11:00 in west santa rosa. deputies say there was a kidnapping. a woman texting a friend she was in trouble. that person relayed the information to the san rafael police department who in turn provided it to sonoma county dispatch. the woman said she had been sexually assaulted and being held hostage in a car. she was able to provide a vehicle description and the way the direction the car was headed. within minutes they spotted the car and a high speed chase began for at least a half hour. deputies tried laying spike stri
tara moriarty has been there since 4:30. tara, you know more about how the female victim gave the police very detailed information. what to you know? >> well, that is right. she did that via text message. that is probably what saved her. we left the crime scene about a half hour ago. crime scene technicians haven't started processing the evidence. their mobile crime unit had just pulled up. we're here at sonoma county sheriffs office. now let's take a look at video from last night. all of...
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. >>> tara moriarty joins us with a proposal that could be a real game changer, tara moriarty? >> reporter: they said they would give up a lot of money to offset those hosting. you can see the stadium should be ready in 2014 and the other big contend -- contender is miami and the nfl is asking for its employees to be exempt from all local taxes and that would free members of the football team from paying a 9.5% hotel tax here in the bay area. one diehard fan said he does not think what the nfl is asking for is fair but he relishes having the super bowl here on home turf. >> reporter: now super bowl tickets will be here and one would have raised $29 million for senior programs. the city will also loose out and city leaders here say all could be made up and we did speak to them and they are expecting to find out why they asked for all of these requests. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> new details, a preschool in livermore was shut down following a series of allegations and it will not reopen any time soon. social services shut down the school on friday when they fo
. >>> tara moriarty joins us with a proposal that could be a real game changer, tara moriarty? >> reporter: they said they would give up a lot of money to offset those hosting. you can see the stadium should be ready in 2014 and the other big contend -- contender is miami and the nfl is asking for its employees to be exempt from all local taxes and that would free members of the football team from paying a 9.5% hotel tax here in the bay area. one diehard fan said he does not...
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live in san francisco's bay view district i'm tara moriarty. >>> this morning in part two of the same sex marriage hearing the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on the defense of marriage act. rene marsh is right in front of the supreme court building this morning with the issues expected to be addressed in court this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. you know, in just about 2
live in san francisco's bay view district i'm tara moriarty. >>> this morning in part two of the same sex marriage hearing the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on the defense of marriage act. rene marsh is right in front of the supreme court building this morning with the issues expected to be addressed in court this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. you know, in just about 2
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live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> the cost of a paper bag in santa cruz has just gone up. that's in santa cruz county. starting today, the price of a single paper bag goes from 10 cents to 25 cents and then next month, on april 22nd, which is earth day, the massic bag ban is being expand -- plastic bag ban is being expanded to restaurants. the goal to keep the bags off the beaches and to keep from polluting monterey bay. >>> i see this business as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our nations. >> what kind of welcome president obama is getting on his first visit to israel. steve paulson is up in a few minutes to see if any more rain will be squeezed out of this system. >>> a pricey problem onburg, the big -- on b.a.r.t. the big effort to keep pigeons away. >>> highway 237 to interstate 880 express lanes generated $900,000 in tolls in the first year or 300,000 more than projected. revenue from the 680 lane was almost $200,000 higher than expected. all of this extra cash could help pay for more express lanes to be built.
live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> the cost of a paper bag in santa cruz has just gone up. that's in santa cruz county. starting today, the price of a single paper bag goes from 10 cents to 25 cents and then next month, on april 22nd, which is earth day, the massic bag ban is being expand -- plastic bag ban is being expanded to restaurants. the goal to keep the bags off the beaches and to keep from polluting monterey bay. >>> i...
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tara moriarty is there this morning with the search for the gunman. tara. >> reporter: we are on the mcdonald avenue side of the bart station. this is where the shooting happened right here in front of the bart station in front of the steps and this elevator you see right here. we want to show you this dramatic footage. we have a bullet hole. a put pierced this glass right here. hit on another window on the other side. you can see all of the chalk markings on the sidewalk here. if we go around the corner. it came out right here out of this section and it grazed this part of the red column that you see. so a lot of shots ringing out and bart officers were armed with flashlights. they combed the area last night just after 6:00. that is when mass panic break out. bart passengers scattered when they heard that gunfire. the source tells us the victim was an african american man in his early 30s. he was walking out when two african american men shot him at the top of the stairs. one passenger just got off the train when she heard four shots. >> everyone ran
tara moriarty is there this morning with the search for the gunman. tara. >> reporter: we are on the mcdonald avenue side of the bart station. this is where the shooting happened right here in front of the bart station in front of the steps and this elevator you see right here. we want to show you this dramatic footage. we have a bullet hole. a put pierced this glass right here. hit on another window on the other side. you can see all of the chalk markings on the sidewalk here. if we go...
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moriarty has more on how people are handling the wet weather, we have seen some crashes, tara? >> reporter: well, you are right, it is the official start to spring and they say in like a lion, out like a lamb and we'll see some wet weather and it was like this yesterday as well as this morning and many fans wore rain gear for yesterday's classic between the dominican republic and puerto rico and it is a soggy end to the lackluster winter and it is only two thirds of where it usually is and some fans were kept from bringing their umbrellas. >> i told him he is not getting it. it was pretty big. i will be able to make some friends. >> reporter: forecasters say we got a good amount of rain around dinner time and this morning it seems to have tapered off and it should be pretty clear and we will let you know when it will completely clear up and right now we will check in with sal castaneda and we understand there are quite a few fender benders up in the east bay as well as the north bay. >> one of the major accidents we are following is eastbound 24 at 680 right at this intersectio
moriarty has more on how people are handling the wet weather, we have seen some crashes, tara? >> reporter: well, you are right, it is the official start to spring and they say in like a lion, out like a lamb and we'll see some wet weather and it was like this yesterday as well as this morning and many fans wore rain gear for yesterday's classic between the dominican republic and puerto rico and it is a soggy end to the lackluster winter and it is only two thirds of where it usually is...
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moriarty has more on how people are handling the wet weather, we have seen some crashes, tara? >> reporter: well, you are right, it is the official start to spring and they say in like a lion, out like a lamb and we'll see some wet weather and it was like this yesterday as well as this morning and many fans wore rain gear for yesterday's classic between the dominican republic and puerto rico and it is a soggy end to the lackluster winter and it is only two thirds of where it usually is and some fans were kept from bringing their umbrellas. >> i told him he is not getting it. it was pretty big. i will be able to make some friends. >> reporter: forecasters say we got a good amount of rain around dinner time and this morning it seems to have tapered off and it should be pretty clear and we will let you know when it will completely clear up and right now we will check in with sal castaneda and we understand there are quite a few fender benders up in the east bay as well as the north bay. >> one of the major accidents we are following is eastbound 24 at 680 right at this intersectio
moriarty has more on how people are handling the wet weather, we have seen some crashes, tara? >> reporter: well, you are right, it is the official start to spring and they say in like a lion, out like a lamb and we'll see some wet weather and it was like this yesterday as well as this morning and many fans wore rain gear for yesterday's classic between the dominican republic and puerto rico and it is a soggy end to the lackluster winter and it is only two thirds of where it usually is...
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i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> a little over two hours ago, san francisco's s.w.a.t. team rescued four people who have been held hostage during an hour's long standoff. it started with an april tempted robbery and a marijuana- growing operation -- with an attempted robbery and a marijuana-growing operation. alex savidge has more. >> reporter: around 10:00 this morning, s.w.a.t. officers led this man away in handcuffs, bringing this to an intense standoff in the marijuana growing house. police say the hostage was holding four employees. they were rescued this morning all unhunt. they could be seen on the sidewalk talking to officers. police say this began as a violent take over robbery. the investigators say four men stormed the place wearing ski masks. someone called 911 during the holdup and police were able to arrest three of the suspected robbers. but a fourth man remained inside the warehouse. the s.w.a.t. team was called in and eventually they used a k-9 to convince the man to give up. >> they announced their presence, the dog backed, and the suspect sai
i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> a little over two hours ago, san francisco's s.w.a.t. team rescued four people who have been held hostage during an hour's long standoff. it started with an april tempted robbery and a marijuana- growing operation -- with an attempted robbery and a marijuana-growing operation. alex savidge has more. >> reporter: around 10:00 this morning, s.w.a.t. officers led this man away in handcuffs, bringing this to an...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is in san francisco this morning at san francisco general hospital to explain what police are saying about the shootout between two cars. tara. >> reporter: well, this is where one of the victims drove himself after being shot and we don't know his exact condition but we do know he is expected to survive. police say last night actually early this morning around 12:30 that man was involved in a shooting at fell and pierce streets. that is one block from alamo square. two people were shot. set casings littered the intersection. authorities say it's possible people in two separate cars were shooting at each other. one person was shot in the arm, another hit by shrapnel. we counted at least nine bullet holes on the side of his white car. the other victim was taken to sf general by ambulance. now we're trying to get more information about the shooting and we'll be sure to bring it to you within our next half hour. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a baby boy wounded by a stray bullet is in good condition this morning at ch
ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is in san francisco this morning at san francisco general hospital to explain what police are saying about the shootout between two cars. tara. >> reporter: well, this is where one of the victims drove himself after being shot and we don't know his exact condition but we do know he is expected to survive. police say last night actually early this morning around 12:30 that man was involved in a shooting at fell and pierce streets. that is one block...
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tara moriarty is live near the marin-sonoma border county line. >> reporter: the driver of the truck that crashed has died. behind me you can see it's down there in the ditch. it's difficult to see the actual vehicle. we are waiting for the coroner to identify her so her family can be properly notified first and the coroner just arrived in the past five minutes. the chp says around 2:15 this morning they received a 911 call from a passenger inside that car who had been injured. we are just north of novato, south of petaluma on a very dangerous stretch of roadway. the woman was driving northbound on 101 when she drifted into the center divider for some reason. >> she may have drifted off the roadway in an attempt to over correct causing the vehicle to over tush and into the drainage ditch. we don't know if alcohol was a factor if she had fallen asleep. >> reporter: the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. we understand she is 31 years old. out of petaluma. three other passengers were in the vehicle they received major injuries. we have no update on their conditions but we will work
tara moriarty is live near the marin-sonoma border county line. >> reporter: the driver of the truck that crashed has died. behind me you can see it's down there in the ditch. it's difficult to see the actual vehicle. we are waiting for the coroner to identify her so her family can be properly notified first and the coroner just arrived in the past five minutes. the chp says around 2:15 this morning they received a 911 call from a passenger inside that car who had been injured. we are...
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tara moriarty talked with the auditor about the interference in a bidding process for a construction project. good afternoon. >> reporter: some pretty big fireworks here this morning all over this, it is an auditor's report which says shows two council members crossed the line and mis-used their power in office. the most telling pages are on 16 and 17. the auditor says the parts in red show where council members desly brooks and larry ride interfered with a construction contracting process by either hiring workers or buying supplies. it outlines the bidding process in a 2 million dollar construction contract for the army base. courtney ruby said her probe found a total of 14 instances of city charter violations, a dozen of them by councilwoman brooks and one by reid. >> at no point in time may we ever jiff that justify to break the law, this is the city charter and we sign on to upheld this when we take our oath. >> we caught up with them, who denied the allegations and questioned her motives. >> what was the view from our office. time will tell, but the information that she has prov
tara moriarty talked with the auditor about the interference in a bidding process for a construction project. good afternoon. >> reporter: some pretty big fireworks here this morning all over this, it is an auditor's report which says shows two council members crossed the line and mis-used their power in office. the most telling pages are on 16 and 17. the auditor says the parts in red show where council members desly brooks and larry ride interfered with a construction contracting...
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tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i am jacqueline fell outside the u.s. supreme court where people are lining up for a seat to get inside for tuesday's arguments over prop 8 banning same sex marriage, that story coming up. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is looking ahead to the weekend and got news about next week's weather. >>> also a woman's desperate search to find her dog taken on a bart train, why the animal is so important to her health. if you like shrimp, then you're going to love sizzler's shrimp combos starting at just $9.99! four kinds of shrimp, seasoned just right and served in three new combinations. at sizzler! >>> a parolee who may be connected to the killing of colorado's state prison chief has died, evan ebel had been on life support after he was wounded yesterday in a high speed chase and shootout with police in texas. investigators are trying to figure out if he is linked to tuesday's killing of the corrections department head, tom clemmons, he is also a suspect in the shooting death of a pizza delivery man in colorado. >>> authorit
tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i am jacqueline fell outside the u.s. supreme court where people are lining up for a seat to get inside for tuesday's arguments over prop 8 banning same sex marriage, that story coming up. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is looking ahead to the weekend and got news about next week's weather. >>> also a woman's desperate search to find her dog taken on a bart train, why the animal is so important to her health. if you like shrimp,...
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we're live in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> the reopening date for berkeley's popular chay restaurant has been pushed back again. crews were setting up again for the dismantling of the upper and lower decks. the general manager says damage is more extensive, including damage to wiring and plumbing. it could take another three months for repairs. she opened to take reservations yesterday for an april 15th reopening but she says those plans are now on hold. >>> the world welcomes the new leader of the catholic church as hundreds of thousands gather for the installation mass of pope francis. ♪ >> reporter: i'm lauren green in rome. >>> and rosemary is here in minutes with more on the rain moving into the bay area. she'll tell you if it will amount to much. >>> and the dramatic scene that brought down a bridge and a lot more. >>> here we go! >> in the blink of an eye explosive charges raced across a bridge in texas demolishing a bridge across a lake about 45 miles from the city of austin. a woman living 26 miles away said the blast made her ho
we're live in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> the reopening date for berkeley's popular chay restaurant has been pushed back again. crews were setting up again for the dismantling of the upper and lower decks. the general manager says damage is more extensive, including damage to wiring and plumbing. it could take another three months for repairs. she opened to take reservations yesterday for an april 15th reopening but she says...
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tara moriarty is on the scene and has more from the residents woke up from early morning alarms. >> reporter: firefighters are on the scene here but most have left. if you take a look over here you can see there are char marks coming out of the side of the building. that is when crews first arrived they noticed the flames and it quickly spread to the unit next door here on third. about two dozen people now out of their homes. two buildings with flats. the flames broke out just before 1:00 this morning. residents said they heard the alarms going off and people pounding on their doors. >> it was balls of fire. just going up and up. and pyres popping and just flames. and then scooted over to this one right here. and we look around and it's like a whole other house on the side just flaming out on the side. >> reporter: two firefighters received minor injuries. one hurt his knee and elbow. another suffered smoke inhalation. investigators are trying to figure out what started it all. >> right now it's under investigation. took pg&e gas awhile to get out here. they eventually mitigated that. this b
tara moriarty is on the scene and has more from the residents woke up from early morning alarms. >> reporter: firefighters are on the scene here but most have left. if you take a look over here you can see there are char marks coming out of the side of the building. that is when crews first arrived they noticed the flames and it quickly spread to the unit next door here on third. about two dozen people now out of their homes. two buildings with flats. the flames broke out just before 1:00...
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tara moriarty is at the station with more. >> reporter: this is a gruesome homicide. basically it appears a man was sleeping on top of an elevator when he was killed. it happened around 9:30. san francisco police and fire crews responded to reports of a person stuck in an elevator shaft. the witness told police he was going from the muni level to the concourse area when he hard a crunching sound and a man let out a yelp. it appears a man had been sleeping there. >> a bart police sergeant investigating further found bedding and personal belongings on top of the elevator car which leads us to believe the deceased may have been occupying that space. >> reporter: police say the man fell between the car and the shaft and was crushed. right now they are trying to figure out how he got there and how long he had been there. obviously getting to the body was tricky. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're following developing news out of afghanistan where there are reports an afghan police officer has killed two u.s. troops. according to report
tara moriarty is at the station with more. >> reporter: this is a gruesome homicide. basically it appears a man was sleeping on top of an elevator when he was killed. it happened around 9:30. san francisco police and fire crews responded to reports of a person stuck in an elevator shaft. the witness told police he was going from the muni level to the concourse area when he hard a crunching sound and a man let out a yelp. it appears a man had been sleeping there. >> a bart police...
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tara moriarty is there. and tara, some residents say this fire was intentionally set? >> reporter: that's what they believe. they say the landlord had an ongoing dispute with one of the tenants. you can see there's a huge chunk of it missing over there which is right above a bar. the witnesses describe how a burned kitchen mat somehow got into a garbage chute between these two buildings which is where the fire appeared to have started. firefighters are still here manning hot spots from a fire that broke out six hours ago. part of the challenge in tackling the flames was a gas line that needed to be turned off. it took pg&e an hour and 15 minutes to get the valves switched. about two dozen people were able to escape. they evacuated these blildings with flats, one on mckinnon, the other on third and a bar that was just renovated also burned down. everyone got out safely. it was a close call. victims say they heard alarms and people pounding on each other's doors. >> i listened for a little bit more and then i heard people hollering and screaming like fire! oh, wow. somet
tara moriarty is there. and tara, some residents say this fire was intentionally set? >> reporter: that's what they believe. they say the landlord had an ongoing dispute with one of the tenants. you can see there's a huge chunk of it missing over there which is right above a bar. the witnesses describe how a burned kitchen mat somehow got into a garbage chute between these two buildings which is where the fire appeared to have started. firefighters are still here manning hot spots from a...
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tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you have new information and you say one person was taken into custody? >> reporter: yeah. neighbors say they saw one man being taken into custody. they say he had some sort of ongoing dispute with the landlord with the building. and that landlord pointed a finger at the man when police arrived. witnesses describe how a burned kitchen mat got into the garbage shoot where is where the fire appeared to have started. right now firefighters are manning hot spots for this fire that broke out 5.5 hours ago. >> reporter: it took firefighters about 2.5 hours to contain this fire and part of the challenge was a gas line that needed to be turned off. it took pg&e an hour and 15 minutes to get that valve off. about two dozen people were able to escape their homes and they evacuated the buildings with flats. one on mckinnon and another on third. and a bar was also dropped down. everyone got out safely but it was a close call. residents said they heard alarms going off and people pounding on each
tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you have new information and you say one person was taken into custody? >> reporter: yeah. neighbors say they saw one man being taken into custody. they say he had some sort of ongoing dispute with the landlord with the building. and that landlord pointed a finger at the man when police arrived. witnesses describe how a burned kitchen mat got into the garbage shoot where is where the fire appeared to have started. right now firefighters are...
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tara moriarty is live in hayward to tell us more. tara? >> reporter: this is just a rash of the last several days of what happened, it happened on sunday. police tried to pull over arthur pack man which happened to have a civilian inside. officers opened fire killing a suspect. he now races reckless driving to see what they think of it on the street but nobody is willing to go on camera. we do know in 2011 several people were killed by officers and there was an increase the year before. police officers have become a target with a collective bullseye with on their backs. they will do or avoid anything if it mean going took jail tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the several police officers killed in the line of duty, it will be held at san jose's hp pavilion. ktvu channel 2 morning news will bring you that service live beginning at 11:00 a.m. and we will life treatment the service. somebody has escaped for the first time from all being can it is a. -- actress. he suffered a -- alcatraz. he suffered when he jumped into the water
tara moriarty is live in hayward to tell us more. tara? >> reporter: this is just a rash of the last several days of what happened, it happened on sunday. police tried to pull over arthur pack man which happened to have a civilian inside. officers opened fire killing a suspect. he now races reckless driving to see what they think of it on the street but nobody is willing to go on camera. we do know in 2011 several people were killed by officers and there was an increase the year before....
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tara moriarty talked with the dog's owner a little while ago. she will bring us more in 15 minutes. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man that attacked a teenage girl and mother. it happened when he tried to board a crowded muni bus. that is where claudine wong is with the description of the man people are searching for. claudine. >> reporter: good morning. yes. we are over here in the excelsior district. television a pretty crowded bus. he handed up pushing and strangling and robbing a woman. the search for him is under way. this all happened last weekend on the 14 mission line bus at 7:30 at night. the mother and 15-year-old daughter were apparently standing in the back of the bus near the doors when these two people got on the bus. it was very, very crowded and one of the men was a large man who tried to push his way on the bus. police tell the examiner that he kept pushing and pushing until the teen turned around and slapped him and said there is no more room. that is what set him off. the mother tried to stop it and she was punched
tara moriarty talked with the dog's owner a little while ago. she will bring us more in 15 minutes. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man that attacked a teenage girl and mother. it happened when he tried to board a crowded muni bus. that is where claudine wong is with the description of the man people are searching for. claudine. >> reporter: good morning. yes. we are over here in the excelsior district. television a pretty crowded bus. he handed up pushing and...
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tara moriarty talked with the dog's owner a little while ago. she will bring us more in 15 minutes. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man that attacked a teenage girl and mother. it happened when he tried to board a crowded muni bus. that is where claudine wong is with the description of the man people are searching for. claudine. >> reporter: good morning. yes. we are over here in the excelsior district. television a pretty crowded bus. he handed up pushing and strangling and robbing a woman. the search for him is under way. this all happened last weekend on the 14 mission line bus at 7:30 at night. the mother and 15-year-old daughter were apparently standing in the back of the bus near the doors when these two people got on the bus. it was very, very crowded and one of the men was a large man who tried to push his way on the bus. police tell the examiner that he kept pushing and pushing until the teen turned around and slapped him and said there is no more room. that is what set him off. the mother tried to stop it and she was punched
tara moriarty talked with the dog's owner a little while ago. she will bring us more in 15 minutes. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man that attacked a teenage girl and mother. it happened when he tried to board a crowded muni bus. that is where claudine wong is with the description of the man people are searching for. claudine. >> reporter: good morning. yes. we are over here in the excelsior district. television a pretty crowded bus. he handed up pushing and...
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live from the county line i'm tara moriarty. >>> 5:12 is the time right few. a disturbing child endangerment case in california. it involves a toddler, drugs, and alcohol. >>> also one volunteer firefighter got a surprising house call. the crash that woke him up as he sprang into action. >>> time now 5:15. a volunteer firefighter in new york quickly realized he would be fighting flames at his own house. this happened last night a truck crashed into the firefighters house, hitting a natural gas line that exploded. a woman and two children inside they escaped safely. the driver of that truck now facing several charges including driving while on drugs. >>> back here at home state lawmakers and school superintendents from six school districts in california they are examing governor brown's new funding proposal. most of the participates praised the principals behind the governors school finance reforms. the plan gives more funding to schools that have a larger percentage of english learners and low income. they are worried about not enough funding because of this f
live from the county line i'm tara moriarty. >>> 5:12 is the time right few. a disturbing child endangerment case in california. it involves a toddler, drugs, and alcohol. >>> also one volunteer firefighter got a surprising house call. the crash that woke him up as he sprang into action. >>> time now 5:15. a volunteer firefighter in new york quickly realized he would be fighting flames at his own house. this happened last night a truck crashed into the firefighters...
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i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> developing news coming out of florida this morning. all classes are canceled until noontime at the university of central florida. 500 students evacuated from a dorm building. somebody call 911 and appeared to be a self inflicted gunshot. he also found an assault weapon an explosion sufficients near his -- explosives near his body and we will bring you more details on his body. an a 14-year-old marcus both died on friday at mary'sville race park when warming up and chase hit them both. the father of mark cass said his -- marcus said his son was a great young man. >> all of his coaches and friends will tell he was the first to help somebody or give somebody a hand. >> marcus had been playing since he was 5:00 and his father said, he lost control of the he was not hurt. the county sheriff's office and chp are investigating. >>> now the other person who was killed in that crash, they owned cars that were scheduled to race friday. his brother said dale caught the racing bug early in his life and he takes comfort inn knowing his brother die
i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> developing news coming out of florida this morning. all classes are canceled until noontime at the university of central florida. 500 students evacuated from a dorm building. somebody call 911 and appeared to be a self inflicted gunshot. he also found an assault weapon an explosion sufficients near his -- explosives near his body and we will bring you more details on his body. an a 14-year-old marcus both died on friday at...
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live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> your time is 6:05. today the minimum wage in san jose goes up to $10 an hour. starting today workers will make $2 more an hour than the state mandated $8 hourly pay. the voters arrived the pay hike with measure d last november. that applies to most san jose employers. some business owners say the increase will help them. it will either mean cut backs for workers or higher prices for customers. labor and community leaders who push for that minimum wage will be kicking off a new campaign with a local business association. meantime poverty is going up in silicon valley. even in the middle of the technology boom. according to the silicon valley index food stamp use is at a ten year high. and homelessness that has gone up 20% in two years. analysts say the high cost of living adds to the number of people in poverty. the home price in silicon valley is 550,000. rents average just under $2,000 a month for a two bedroom apartment. >>> time 6:06. san francisco home hopes a new cruise terminal will bring more bus
live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> your time is 6:05. today the minimum wage in san jose goes up to $10 an hour. starting today workers will make $2 more an hour than the state mandated $8 hourly pay. the voters arrived the pay hike with measure d last november. that applies to most san jose employers. some business owners say the increase will help them. it will either mean cut backs for workers or higher prices for customers. labor and community...
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tara moriarty just spoke with a woman who lives in that house. it was quite a wakeup call. tara. >> reporter: it really was. the people who live here thought an earthquake had just struck. you can see on the side of the house where the damage is there is a hole there through the rock and it goes into the garage. police according to them it was most likely a drunk driver. at 4:00 this morning the driver slammed into the home on the corner. witnesses couldn't tell if the person was a man or woman but they appeared to if latino or pacific islander. the impact of the crash was enough to put a hole through the house and damage items inside the garage. >> reporter: was it scary? >> yes. my daughter came running into the room talking about there's an earthquake and she wanted to get in the bed with me. nobody hit the house or car. i thought they hit the car. but in reality they hit the house. >> reporter: police are running the license plates right now. the car was recently sold but they are tracking down the owner right now. the person who cause had looks like $10,000 worth of da
tara moriarty just spoke with a woman who lives in that house. it was quite a wakeup call. tara. >> reporter: it really was. the people who live here thought an earthquake had just struck. you can see on the side of the house where the damage is there is a hole there through the rock and it goes into the garage. police according to them it was most likely a drunk driver. at 4:00 this morning the driver slammed into the home on the corner. witnesses couldn't tell if the person was a man or...
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tara moriarty has been on this since 4:30 this morning. what is the latest? >> reporter: one woman has died but three men are still alive. that part is really a miracle. because it's very dark out here and it was very hard for authorities to find the scene of this crash. especially because it was in a ditch. so it's very hard to see. so we take a look at video that we just got in over the past hour. you can see that the tow truck removed the truck from a ditch alongside 101 northbound. officers say around 2:15 this morning they received a 911 call from a passenger who had been injured. if he http:// he --ifhehadn'tbeenabletomake -- if he hadn't been able to make that call who knows how long it would have taken to make that crash. for some reason the driver drifted. >> she may have drifted off the roadway and in an attempt to over correct. at this point we don't know if alcohol was a factor if she may have fallen asleep. >> reporter: the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. we are told she is 31 years out of petaluma. three female passengers received major
tara moriarty has been on this since 4:30 this morning. what is the latest? >> reporter: one woman has died but three men are still alive. that part is really a miracle. because it's very dark out here and it was very hard for authorities to find the scene of this crash. especially because it was in a ditch. so it's very hard to see. so we take a look at video that we just got in over the past hour. you can see that the tow truck removed the truck from a ditch alongside 101 northbound....
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ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty has been there this morning. she is at haws street to explain what police say may have caused this crash. >> reporter: police are trying to track down the person that rammed their car into the side of this house. witnesses could not tell if the person was a man or woman but they appeared to be la tee no -- latino or pacific islander. it was enough to wake up everybody in the house. >> on my way to sleep. i felt this big jolt and it was shaking. i thought it was a big earthquake. and then we looked outside and saw the car on the sidewalk. >> reporter: many items inside the garage were ruined including a drier. a car parked outside was also damaged. police are running the license plates right now. they say the car was recently sold and oftentimes in these cases the driver is usually drunk and flees the scene and a few hours later when police catch up to them they will say the car was stolen and they didn't do it. but police say they have to remind them it's a crime to report a false crime. the person will face hit
ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty has been there this morning. she is at haws street to explain what police say may have caused this crash. >> reporter: police are trying to track down the person that rammed their car into the side of this house. witnesses could not tell if the person was a man or woman but they appeared to be la tee no -- latino or pacific islander. it was enough to wake up everybody in the house. >> on my way to sleep. i felt this big jolt and it was shaking....
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tara moriarty has been on this since 4:30 this morning. you are at the sheriff's station to tell us how a text message triggered that fatal shooting. >> crime scene technicians are out at the scene, right now process egg the evidence. they should be out there for several hours this morning because the crime scene is spread out over a fairly large area as we understand. we're here at the sonoma county sheriff deputies headquarters where they are working in conjunction with santa rosa police on this investigation. here's what we know. last night, around 11:00 a.m., deputies say a woman texted a friend saying she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted. that friend relayed the information to san rafael police who provided it to sonoma county dispatch. the woman was able to provide a description of the suspect's car and the direction they were traveling. deputies spotted the car on guerneville road and a high- speed chase began that lasted for more than a half-hour. deputies laid spike strips. the suspect was able to get around him. he led a
tara moriarty has been on this since 4:30 this morning. you are at the sheriff's station to tell us how a text message triggered that fatal shooting. >> crime scene technicians are out at the scene, right now process egg the evidence. they should be out there for several hours this morning because the crime scene is spread out over a fairly large area as we understand. we're here at the sonoma county sheriff deputies headquarters where they are working in conjunction with santa rosa...
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ktvu's tara moriarty has been there since 4:30. it was really flaming and, tara, there are barricades up now. >> reporter: that's right. one of the buildings has actually been yellow tagged. there are three buildings according to firefighters. technically, there were two but it looks like one had an add-on so they are counting it as three. this pink building looks like it is falling in the street. that's where firefighters put up the barricades because it's in danger of collapsing. crews are still monitoring hot spots out here. arson investigator the should be arriving any minute -- investigators should be arriving any minute, this six hours after the fire began. >> where is this coming from! >> reporter: part of the challenge in tackling the flames was a gas line that needed to be turned off. it took pg&e an hour and 15 minutes to get the valves switched. about two dozen people were able to escape. they evacuated from these two buildings. a bar had been renovated downstairs. that also burned. flames broke out just before 1:00 this
ktvu's tara moriarty has been there since 4:30. it was really flaming and, tara, there are barricades up now. >> reporter: that's right. one of the buildings has actually been yellow tagged. there are three buildings according to firefighters. technically, there were two but it looks like one had an add-on so they are counting it as three. this pink building looks like it is falling in the street. that's where firefighters put up the barricades because it's in danger of collapsing. crews...
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. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news' tara moriarty is live at the scene trace the movements of the suspect, tara in. >> reporter: well, they say the suspect was parked in front of the market when she backs up 100 feet and slammed into a woman who was at the corner of the parking lot and that's where they need your help. they are actively looking for the car involved in the hit-and- run. the victim was taken to the hospital and luckily she had non-life threatening injuries and is expected to be okay. police watched surveillance videos and the incident happened at 11:30 last night. witnesses say the driver was a white woman between 15 and 30 years old and they are urging her to come forward right now. >> honesty is the best policy always and trying take care of the matter is always the best approach. the longer you rate to take care of it -- the longer you wait, could potentially cause more charges for you down the road. >> now that vehicle was a four- door and the driver took off on this exit and they believe it happened on 167th so if you have any information regarding this hit-and-run you
. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news' tara moriarty is live at the scene trace the movements of the suspect, tara in. >> reporter: well, they say the suspect was parked in front of the market when she backs up 100 feet and slammed into a woman who was at the corner of the parking lot and that's where they need your help. they are actively looking for the car involved in the hit-and- run. the victim was taken to the hospital and luckily she had non-life threatening injuries and is...
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par met disks, 601 let's go back to the desk. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news' tara moriarty is live at the scene trace the movements of the suspect, tara in. >> reporter: well, they say the suspect was parked in front of the market when she backs up 100 feet and slammed into a woman who was at the corner of the parking lot and that's where they need your help. they are actively looking for the car involved in the hit-and- run. the victim was taken to
par met disks, 601 let's go back to the desk. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news' tara moriarty is live at the scene trace the movements of the suspect, tara in. >> reporter: well, they say the suspect was parked in front of the market when she backs up 100 feet and slammed into a woman who was at the corner of the parking lot and that's where they need your help. they are actively looking for the car involved in the hit-and- run. the victim was taken to
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tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> one person is dead in unincorporated discovery bay after getting hit by a car early this morning. it happened in the eastbound lanes on newport drive shortly after 12:30. all lanes were shut down during the investigation. >>> developing news ktvu was first on the scene of a homicide this morning in san jose. a man was shot. his body was found on murtha drive and capital avenue, right near capital expressway. alex savidge has been there since 4:30. and you have new information, alex. >> reporter: dave, police are investigating the possibility there was some kind of a fight that led up to this killing. a 30-year-old hispanic man was found shout in the middle of the street on murtha drive, a block up from where we are, right off capital avenue. police got this 911 call just before 4:30 this morning. a neighbor leaving for work spotted the man's body in the street. officers showed up just minutes later. they found the victim here with a gunshot wound to the chest. he was pronounced dead at this scene. police believe the man did live i
tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> one person is dead in unincorporated discovery bay after getting hit by a car early this morning. it happened in the eastbound lanes on newport drive shortly after 12:30. all lanes were shut down during the investigation. >>> developing news ktvu was first on the scene of a homicide this morning in san jose. a man was shot. his body was found on murtha drive and capital avenue, right near capital expressway....